Mukawu Surname
Approximately 765 people bear this surname
Mukawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 508 | 1:30,390 | 4,676 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| Nigeria | 82 | 1:2,160,278 | 74,262 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mukawu (40) may also be a first name.
Mukawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mukawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mukawu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukawu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mukawu is the 445,853rd most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,526,204 people. Mukawu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mukawu live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mukawu is also the 1,614,485th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 40 people.
The surname Mukawu is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 508 people, or 1 in 30,390. In Zimbabwe Mukawu is mostly found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 40 percent reside, Harare Province, where 30 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe Mukawu exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mukhawu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Moukawou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mukavu | 83 | 132 | / |
| Mukewu | 83 | 107 | / |
| Mokawu | 83 | 37 | / |
| Mikawu | 83 | 28 | / |
| Mukowu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mokawau | 77 | 46 | / |
| Mokawou | 77 | 37 | / |
| Mukavhu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mukkavu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mokkawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mukabau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mikaawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moukabou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukobu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Mukovu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokavou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mukhevu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mucaavu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Moukobou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Moukoubou | 53 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mukawu
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